Idiom
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
Meaning
To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop running around like a chicken with its head cut off.”
“The office was chaotic, and everyone was running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to finish the report.”
“Without a clear plan, the team spent the entire afternoon running around like a chicken with its head cut off, accomplishing nothing of value.”
Examples
simple
“Stop running around like a chicken with its head cut off.”
contextual
“The office was chaotic, and everyone was running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to finish the report.”
complex
“Without a clear plan, the team spent the entire afternoon running around like a chicken with its head cut off, accomplishing nothing of value.”
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